Planes have changed the world in the last hundred years. But this great change began with two ordinary people.

    Orville and Wilbur Wright were two brothers. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} .They were good at making bicycles, but planes were their real interest.

    At that time, people knew how to build and fly gliders. But nobody could build a plane with an engine and fly it. The plane builders had two main problems: {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . And the planes always crashed when they tried to take off.

    The Wright brothers read about these problems in newspaper, and they decided to look for answers. They made small model planes in the bicycle shop and they built a wind tunnel(风道) to test the models. They also built real gliders. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} .

    On December17th, 1903, Orville and Wilbur pulled The Flyer onto a flat sandy beach. The plane weighted 275 kilograms. It had a petrol engine and two wooden propellers(螺旋桨). Two bicycle chains connected the propellers to the engine. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} .The brothers threw a coin into the air to see who should fly first. Orville won. He climbed onto the plane and started the engine.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} .Wilbur ran along beside the plane. And then the plane took off! It flew for only 12 seconds, but someone took a photograph, and the plane flew into the history books.

A. There was a wind about 30 kilometers per hour on that cold day.

B. Finally, they built a plane with an enginr called The Flyer.

C. They could not make the wings strong enough.

D. They had a bicycle shop in Ohio, USA.

E. The Flyer began to move into the wind.

A: What did you do in class today, Sarah?

B: {#blank#}1{#/blank#} My classmates all like games and sports shows.

A: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I love soap operas.

B: Why do you love them?

A: Because I like to follow the story and see what happens next. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

B: I don't mind soap operas. But my favorite TV shows are the news and talk shows.

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I don't like them.

B: Well, they may not be very exciting, but you can expect to learn a lot from them. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A: Hello, House of Noodles.

B: Hello, I want to order some food.

A: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}?

B: I'd like a bowl of beef noodles.

A: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?

B: A large bowl.

A: Would you like some drinks?

B: Yes, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

A: OK. A large bowl of beef noodles and a cup of coffee. What's your address?

B: It's 798 Jianshe Road.

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}?

B: It's 3988-4528.

A: All right. That'll be twenty-one yuan.

B: Well, thank you. See you.

A: You are welcome. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

A: Good afternoon! How are you?

B: Fine, thank you. Oh, that's Tom speaking.

A: You're right.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

B: Sure,but she is doing her homework. Wait a moment. Lucy, it's Tom.

(After Lucy answers the phone. )

C: Hello. Tom.

A: Hello, Lucy.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

C: I have no idea. How about you?

A: I'm going fishing nearby on Saturday. Would you like to go with me?

C: {#blank#}3{#/blank#} I'm sure we can have fun together. By the way, How can we get there?

A: {#blank#}4{#/blank#} It's not far from here.

B: Sounds good. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A: Let's make it 8 :00 am at the school gate. OK?

B: OK. See you then.

A: See you.

A: Hey, Cindy! You look unhappy. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}?

B: I can't speak Chinese well. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}?

A: Why don't you try to talk to your classmates in Chinese?

B: {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. But my classmates? Chinese isn't good.

A: It's a good idea to join the Chinese club. Is there a Chinese club in your school?

B: {#blank#}4{#/blank#}.

A: Why don't you make some Chinese friends on the Internet?        

B: That's good. I'll do it right now. Thanks so much.

A: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    Nathan: There is a festival in June in our country, it's Father's Day.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Li Fei: Yes, it's on the fifth day of the fifth lunar(阴历) month.  We call it Dragon Boat Festival.

    Nathan:{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Li Fei: We make and eat zongzi and hold dragon boat races.

    Nathan:{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Why do you celebrate Dragon Boat Festival?

    Li Fei: Oh, it is a story about Qu Yuan.  He lived about two thousand years ago.  His job was to give advice to the emperor. But he wasn't trusted and often got punishment. So he jumped into the Miluo River and died.

    Nathan:{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Was the day that Qu Yuan died on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in that year?

    Li Fei:{#blank#}5{#/blank#}From then on, Chinese people began to eat zongzi and have dragon boat races on that day to memorize him.